1. State Education Agency Strategies for Promoting Equity: English Learners Presented At: The SECC/TXCC Regional Institute Atlanta, GA Presented By: Tery J. Medina Associate Director November 3-5, 2015 The Southeastern Equity Center1

2. TERY J. MEDINA, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR THE SOUTHEASTERN EQUITY CENTER 800 E. Broward Boulevard, Suite 400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Telephone: (954) 765-3553 Fax: (954) 523-3340 Email: TJMedina@se-equity.org Website: www.se-equity.orgwww.se-equity.org

3. The Southeastern Equity Center 3 It is the mission of the Southeastern Equity Center to assist the states, school districts, and schools of Region IV in the preparation, adoption, and implementation of policies, practices, and procedures which result in equal access to high quality education for all students.

4. The Southeastern Equity Center 4 Region IV: 1 - AL5 - MS 2 - FL6 - NC 3 - GA7 - SC 4 - KY8 - TN

5. 3 parts to the session: 15 minutes each 1) Background Knowledge Checking & building 2) Accomplishments, Progress, & Unmet Challenges 3) Research & Evidence: use what we know & is available to us – what works The Southeastern Equity Center5

6. 6 May 25 Memorandum (HEW) 1970 Lau v. Nichols ( 1974 ) Civil Rights Act ( 1964 )

7. 1)Affirmed the application of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to language minority children. 2)Identified three main areas of concern: a) unequal access to participation in school programs because of language; b) segregation by tracking, ability grouping assignment to special education programs; c) exclusion of parents from school information. The Southeastern Equity Center7 D/HEW MEMORANDUM OF MAY 25, 1970:

8. 3) Instructed the Office for Civil Rights to implement, review, and enforce compliance procedures. The Southeastern Equity Center8 D/HEW Memorandum (continued)

9. Lau v Nichols (1974) “UNDER THESE STATE-IMPOSED STANDARDS THERE IS NO EQUALITY OF TREATMENT MERELY BY PROVIDING THE SAME FACILITIES, TEXTBOOKS, TEACHERS, AND CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH EFFECTIVELY.” Justice Douglas The Southeastern Equity Center9

10. Castañeda vs. Pickard (1981) The program must be based on sound educational theory, or at least a legitimate experimental strategy The school must effectively implement the program The program results must demonstrate the program’s effectiveness The Southeastern Equity Center10

11. The Southeastern Equity Center 11 Accomplishment Progress 3 Positive Strategies: 1) 3 Positive Strategies: 1) 3 Rolling Strategies: 1) 2) 3)

12. The Southeastern Equity Center 12 Unmet Challenge #1 Unmet Challenge #2 Unmet Challenge #3 3 Positive, Doable Strategies: 1) 3 Positive, Doable Strategies: 1) 3 Positive, Doable Strategies: 1) 2) 3)

13. CREDE: Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy Joint, productive activity Teacher & students producing together Language Development developing language & literacy across the curriculum Contextualization making meaning: connecting schools to students’ lives Challenging Activities teaching complex thinking Instructional Conversations teaching through conversation The Southeastern Equity Center13

14. SIOP: Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Lesson Preparation Building Background Comprehensible Input Strategies Interaction Practice/Application Lesson Delivery Review & Assessment The Southeastern Equity Center14

15. Guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice on Equitable Educational Access for English Learner Students http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-el-201501.pdf The Southeastern Equity Center15

16. EL TOOLKIT http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/ english-learner-toolkit/index.html The Southeastern Equity Center16

17. TERY J. MEDINA, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR THE SOUTHEASTERN EQUITY CENTER 800 E. Broward Boulevard, Suite 400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Telephone: (954) 765-3553 Fax: (954) 523-3340 Email: TJMedina@se-equity.org Website: www.se-equity.orgwww.se-equity.org